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Characters Paddy Oshea, Johannes, Eliza, Daddy, Leah, Xuma, Maisy Similar Peter Abrahams books, Other books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mine Boy is a 1946 novel by South African novelist Peter Abrahams. Set in South Africa, the novel explores the stereotypes and institutions that discriminate against working class black Africans. The plot follows a black miner, Xuma, as he goes through a number of struggles, including introduced disease from Europeans as well as political and social trauma.
Themes
Critic Sally-Anne Jackson focuses on the novel's thematic interest in the disease and trauma introduced by colonial rule.
References
Mine Boy (novel) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA